Willie Rioli was handed a $1,000 fine last night for getting handy with an umpire during the Eagles clash with Hawthorn, but he’s not getting any sympathy from his teammate.

“He’s copped the whack and he’s copped a fine, that’s something that he’ll have to deal with. But that’s the way it is, you shouldn’t touch the umpires, the umpires are out there and they need to be protected, even a tap on the bum’s not good enough,” Josh Kennedy told 6PR Breakfast.

Dedicated St Kilda fan, Millsy, gave JK some tips for facing his Saints this weekend: “I’ve watched them a lot, I tell you what, don’t stand anywhere near  your man because they won’t go anywhere near their target.”

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